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About Chicholi Village

Chicholi is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,446, made up of 722 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chicholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chicholi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Pincode 441803
Area (hectares) 468.54 hectares
Population 1,446
Male Population 722
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chicholi compares

By the 2011 count Chicholi is the 31st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 468.54 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chicholi

Chicholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chicholi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chicholi from other places

Chicholi lies about 48 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chicholi
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Wadegaon 13 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 19 km
District headquarters Bhandara 48 km

Villages closest to Chicholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhandur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chicholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chicholi village had a population of 1,446. That makes it the 31st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Chicholi village has 722 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicholi has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chicholi is 441803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chicholi covers 468.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chicholi falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chicholi is Wadegaon, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chicholi.

Chicholi is about 48 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chicholi is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 4.8 km away. Wadegaon is about 13 km away. Bramhapuri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antargaon (under 2 km), Bhagadi (under 2 km) and Silli (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chicholi today is likely to be higher.

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